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Syria’s minister of information in the country’s transitional government told AFP he is working toward a free press and committed to “freedom of expression,” after decades of tight control under the country’s former rulers. “We are working to consolidate freedoms of the press and expression that were
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Award-winning Syrian photographer Anas Alkharboutli, who worked for German press agency DPA, was killed Wednesday in an air strike near the Syrian city of Hama, his employer said. “Our photographer Anas Alkharboutli, who documented the civil war in Syria in a unique visual language, has been killed in an air
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Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced. It comes after the Taliban government recently announced legislation formalising their strict interpretations of Islamic law that have been imposed
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Iranian courts have reduced jail terms for two female journalists charged with collaborating with the United States, their lawyers told reformist newspapers on Sunday. Elaheh Mohammadi, 37, and Niloufar Hamedi, 31, are out on bail after more than a year in Tehran’s Evin prison for their coverage of the
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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is engaged in a legal battle against three of his children to ensure that his eldest son and chosen successor, Lachlan Murdoch, will remain in charge of his media empire, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Murdoch is trying to expand Lachlan Murdoch’s voting
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Journalists who report on environmental issues face increasing violence around the world from both state and private actors, UNESCO said on Thursday, highlighting that 44 of these journalists have been murdered between 2009 and 2023. More than 70 percent of the 905 journalists the agency surveyed in 129 countries said
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Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI on Tuesday said it would sell the Telegraph after it scrapped its acquisition of the right-leaning newspaper group because government intervention meant the deal was “no longer feasible.” RedBird IMI effectively took control of the Telegraph and the Spectator magazine in December when it repaid a
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An Algerian journalist was expelled from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport as journalists continue to face challenges reporting in Algeria. Farid Alilat, a writer for the French-language magazine Jeune Afrique, wrote on Facebook that he spent 11 hours in police
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Iran has freed two female journalists jailed for more than a year for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, which triggered nationwide protests. Niloufar Hamedi, 31, and Elaheh Mohammadi, 36, were released on bail, Iranian media reported. The reporters are appealing against jail sentences and will remain out of prison
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A new report on the use of AI in journalism found that more than 60 per cent of respondents were concerned about its ethical implications.